Civil Rights, Civil Litigation
UCLA students, faculty sue over attack on pro-Palestinian protesters
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
35 UCLA students and faculty sue UC Regents, claiming campus police and security guards failed to stop an attack on a pro-Pale...
Judges and Judiciary
San Diego judge, family sue cartel members over DEA agent's torture-murder
By Devon Belcher
San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr. and family sue Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including Rafael Caro-Quintero, for the 1985 to...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation
Litigation director rebuked by judge denies wrongdoing, client seeks new trial
By James Twomey
After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements in the homeowner's associ...
The objections, filed Thursday, all ask the judge to rescind or revise his fee distribution order, which attempted to compens...
Slideshow, Community News
Law Rocks raises $140K for charity in Los Angeles
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.
Los Angeles jury awards $32.5 to woman with spine injury after car crash
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles jury awarded $32.5M to Briana Booth, injured in a car crash, after swerving to avoid a spun-out vehicle. Jason F...
Kern County federal jury awards $30.5M to family of man police killed
By Skyler Romero
After a traffic stop in Mojave in 2020, an encounter occurred between a sheriff's deputy and a driver, which resulted in the o...
Technology, Class Action
TikTok pushes for privacy lawsuit to join others in LA
By Wisdom Howell
TikTok urges a San Francisco judge to shift a child privacy class action to Los Angeles, aligning with the DOJ's case, amid a ...
Civil Litigation
Target seeks LAPD records of guard who shot stabber
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Target Corp. seeks LAPD personnel files of a security guard suing over a stabbing incident at its Downtown L.A. store, sparkin...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution
State Bar weighs ethics standards for ADR providers under new law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As California moves to certify alternative dispute resolution providers under a new law, discussions within the State Bar's AD...
Government
Judge weighs quo warranto in council member's removal case
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge is reconsidering a quo warranto prerequisite after tentatively denying a restraining order for ex-Huntingt...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Orange County DA violated Public Records Act, withheld racial justice data, judge rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The District Attorney's Office stated that the ACLU was never entitled to non-anonymized criminal history data, later amended ...
Civil Litigation
Jurist slams Uber's 'unintelligible' document responses
By Wisdom Howell
Counsel for 1,500 Uber passengers seek sanctions in a sexual assault case, claiming the company defied court orders by withhol...
A federal jury awarded $3.3 million to the family of the inmate. The case highlights systemic failures in jail protocols for h...
Amazon escapes a $500M lawsuit as the 9th Circuit affirms dismissal, ruling the company isn't liable for third-party false adv...
A Los Angeles judge denies summary judgment on a racial harassment claim against UCLA Health but dismisses a discrimination cl...
California Supreme Court
Veteran Supreme Court attorney to oversee civil case review
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Erin Rosenberg will lead the 15-member team that supports the high court in reviewing civil petitions, writs of mandate, publi...
Retired judge Harry Powazek helps family law, probate litigants move beyond emotion.
Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law
Federal judge sparks uproar with gun-filled YouTube dissent
By Devon Belcher
Judge Lawrence VanDyke posted an 18-minute YouTube dissent against the 9th Circuit's ruling upholding California's large-capac...
LA courts to start electronic service in probate, mental health courts
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Starting April 1, LA Superior Court introduces eService for probate and mental health cases to enhance efficiency with electro...
Panel rebukes firm for incivility but says it's right on the merits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A 2nd District panel criticized Frost LLP for incivility but reversed an anti-SLAPP ruling for its client, WasteXperts, agains...
Consumer Law
Apple Watch customers seek final approval of $20M settlement
By Wisdom Howell
Apple denied any wrongdoing in the case, which accuses the company of negligently designing the first four models of the Apple...
A judge denied Tom Girardi's request to delay a pre-sentencing hearing on his health, scheduling an April 11 date as he awaits...
State Bar & Bar Associations
John Eastman appeals judge's disbarment recommendation
By Skyler Romero
John Eastman appeals a judge's disbarment recommendation, defending his 2020 election fraud inquiries as constitutionally vali...
Litigation & Arbitration
Attorneys slammed for 'overlitigation' in $127M jet insurance case
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge criticized lawyers for racking up $1.2M in costs, including luxury trips, in a $127M jet insurance dispu...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $6M to widow of blind man killed by deputy sheriffs
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Paul Mono, a legally blind man, was fatally shot by Orange County Sheriff's deputies in 2018. The verdict found the county and...
Criminal
Top prosecutor joins Dudensing Law in Sacramento, expanding elder abuse team
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Matthew M. Chisholm, a former Sacramento County prosecutor with over 70 jury trials and a passion for protecting vulnerable vi...
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero announced plans for enhanced oversight of the California Bar Exam, publicly exposing tensions ...
Immigration
'Sanctuary' jurisdictions seek injunction against Trump administration's funding freeze
By Wisdom Howell
A coalition of 16 sanctuary jurisdictions, led by Santa Clara County and San Francisco, has asked a federal judge to halt the ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Contracts
Paul Hastings wins arbitration for client in N95 mask supply case
By Skyler Romero
Their client, BYD North America, was faced with a $1.2 billion damages claim for terminating the agreement, which the company ...